Today’s Permission Slip → Create the life you actually want

Author

Emily Allen
June 23, 2025

Hi Beautiful,

Here’s a spicy truth!

If you’re over 35 and suddenly questioning everything, from your marriage to your meal plan to your career path, you’re not broken.

You’re finally waking up.

- That weird ache in your chest when you sit in meetings that feel pointless?

- That urge to scream in the middle of small talk about mortgage rates and meal prep?

- That random craving to dye your hair pink, get a tattoo, or move to Italy?

Yeah. That’s not a crisis. That’s your soul slipping Post-it notes under the door that say:

“Hey, you built a life they told you to want. What do you actually want?”

Listen up! You have permission to burn the perfectly curated life and build one that actually fits.

Because guess what?

The version of you that was trying to win the gold star of “doing it right”?

She did her best. She got you here. But she doesn’t have to run the show anymore.

You're not too old. You're not too late. You're just no longer hypnotized by nonsense.

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🐾 START OVER KITTY SAYS

You humans hit 40 and suddenly remember you have free will. Wild. I’ve had it since birth. Imagine what you could do if you stopped waiting for permission and just acted like the main character already.

🛠️ RESET RITUAL

Do something this week that the “old you” would’ve needed permission for.

Quit something. Start something. Dye something.

🎧 KITTY’S PICK

It’s never too late to trade obligation for obsession. If you’ve been questioning your path lately, “How to Find Work You Love” by Scott Dinsmore (TEDx Talk) is the ‘you’re not crazy’ confirmation you need.

📣 THIS WEEK’S QUESTION

What would you do differently if you stopped trying to be impressive and started trying to feel alive?

Keep going,

Start Over Kitty and the Permission to Start Over Team